10/10/2017
by R. Kuchar
Comments Off on Music Cities Convention Memphis, Oct. 26, 2017
Music Cities Convention is the largest and most extensive gathering on Music Cities. The conference brings together leaders from governments, cities and regions, academics, organisations and the music scene to discuss, debade and introduce new thinking. On October 26th 2017, … Continue reading
21/06/2017
by R. Kuchar
Comments Off on June is New York Music Month
NYC kicks off the first-ever (NYMM) – a citywide celebration of New York City’s diverse music ecosystem during the month of June. Music is central to the city’s economy, social fabric, and cultural identity. NYMM celebrates this with programming and … Continue reading
12/06/2017
by R. Kuchar
Comments Off on Music City´s Origin – Hector Berlioz´ Euphonia
Topos Music City came up in the essay ‚Euphonia or the Musical City‘ by the French romantic composer Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) first. Published in 1852 in his collection ‚Evenings with the Orchestra‘ Berlioz envisions a future town, situated on the … Continue reading
01/06/2017
by R. Kuchar
Comments Off on New Book on Cultural Policy, Urban Music & Migration by Lisa Gaupp: Die exotisierte Stadt. Kulturpolitik und Musikvermittlung im postmigrantischen Prozess.
The book sketches the interaction between music mediation, cultural policies, urban popular music and identityconstruction in today’s complex societies. Likewise, this study reveals how a global transcultural youth culture is emerging and developing under the influence of institutional structures in … Continue reading
03/04/2017
by R. Kuchar
Comments Off on Music Cities Edited Collection – Call for Chapter Proposals
From the physical spaces in which music activity takes place, to the mythologizing of city-specific music scenes, the city has long played a vital role in the development and sustaining of music scenes. In recent years there has been a … Continue reading
28/03/2017
by R. Kuchar
Comments Off on Symposium ‘Tourism and the Night’ – July 14-15th – London
Not only Music and City, but also relevant in this context: The Department of History, Sociology and Criminology, in conjunction with the Tourism and Events Research Group at the University of Westminster, are seeking papers for a two-day symposium on … Continue reading
10/03/2017
by R. Kuchar
Comments Off on Music Cities Hackathon – March 31st-Apr.1st – Berlin
First Music Cities Hackathon For the first time in Berlin, Sound Diplomacy hosts a Music Cities Hackathon in collaboration with the Technology Foundation Berlin and Spielfeld Digital Hub. The Music Cities Hackathon offers a space for experts, entrepreneurs & students … Continue reading
10/03/2017
by R. Kuchar
Comments Off on Music Cities Convention – April 4th, 2017 – Berlin
Music City Convention goes Berlin Music Cities Convention is the largest and most extensive gathering on Music Cities. The conference brings together leaders from governments, cities and regions, academics, organisations and the music scene to discuss, debate and introduce new … Continue reading
30/01/2017
by R. Kuchar
Comments Off on Update Resources Section: Bibliography of Articles related to Urban Music Studies
Bibliography completed! Have a look on the site ‘Articles’ in the Resources section. We just added a quite long list of international contributions dealing with Music and the City. In connection with books and expertises, we now have completed a … Continue reading
In the resources sections, we just added some sources of expertises and other related work referring to Urban Music Studies. Have a look at some international as well as German publications: